Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance

The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Ordinance was adopted to protect our
local streams and one of the world's most productive estuaries, the
Chesapeake Bay, from pollution due to land use and development. All
of Fairfax County drains into the Potomac River and ultimately the
Chesapeake Bay. In an effort to protect and improve the quality of
these waterways, sensitive areas along streams throughout Fairfax
County have been designated as Resource Protection
Areas.